primero
Spanish, noun/pɾiˈmeɾo/
primero is spelled P-R-I-M-E-R-O (7 letters) and appears 257 times per million words in written Spanish, the 318th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Primero is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “former (in contrast to the latter), first, first one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does primero mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineformer (in contrast to the latter), first, first one
- 2
masculineone of the five bids in the card game of Primero, consisting of a combination of four cards in the hand
adjective
- 1
first, first up
- 2
top (head)
Mi sobrino se graduó como el primero de su clase.
- 3
chief, fundamental
- 4
prime, initial, front
Sería un lugar primero para el establecimiento humano.
adverb
- 1
first; first of all; firstly
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
number: 1. Que está antes que todos los demás en una serie ordenada (tiempo, clase, etc.). Ordinal del uno. 2. Excelente, grande y que sobresale y excede a otros. 3. Referido a un estado o periodo: Anterior e inicial.
adverb: 1. En orden cronológico: Antes que cualquier otra cosa. 2. Antes, mejor, de modo preferencial.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of primero
- primeros plural
- 1.º alternative
- 1.ª alternative
- before a noun primer masculine singular
- primera feminine
- primeras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce primero?
- /pɾiˈmeɾo/
- [pɾiˈme.ɾo]
- [pɾiˈmeɾo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to primero
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is primero in Spanish?
primero appears 257 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).